Maternal and Child Health
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Join our Maternal and Child Health LISTSERV to stay connected.
The IHS Maternal Child Health (MCH) program aims to increase access to safe, quality care for American Indian/Alaska Native pregnant persons and children. When pregnant people are healthy and well cared for, newborns, children, and communities thrive.
Please use this site to learn about resources and to find care. For providers, use this site to learn about clinical guidelines, toolkits, and training opportunities.
News and Announcements
Winter 2024 – New Clinical Resources: Obstetric Readiness in the Emergency Department (ObRED) and Pediatric Primary Care Toolkit – Available now!
Fall 2024 – Visit the For Providers page for new resources to help staff provide care for American Indian/Alaska Native Communities.
Summer 2024 – Indian Health Service Funds Programs to Improve Maternity Care Coordination in the Community: read more!
- Diabetes Standards of Care and Clinical Practices: Preconception, Pregnancy, Postpartum - IHS Division of Diabetes and Treatment Prevention
- DOH’s Early Childhood Caries Collaborative
- DDTP's Nutrition Webpage/Food Security Hub
- Asthma Control in Tribal Communities (ACT) – from IHS, a comprehensive strategy to reduce asthma-related morbidity and mortality among American Indians and Alaska Natives
- HIV: Clinical Information Guidelines on pediatric/perinatal HIV infection
- HIV Testing/IHS Guidelines/resources to CDC recommendation for breastfeeding
- Healthy Weight for Life/Actions for Providers
- IHS Breastfeeding Promotion and Support (Baby Friendly) Initiative
- IHS Breastfeeding Toolkit
- IHS Healthy Weight Model/Across the Lifespan
- Maternal Substance Use Disorders – IHS Alcohol and Substance Abuse Branch (ASAB)
- Opioid Use/Substance Abuse Maternal Health
- Opioid Use/Substance Abuse//Child Health
- Physical Activity Kit page – Exercise booklets and videos for people of all ages IHS Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Sign up for the bi-weekly MCH News Digest!
Sign up for the MCH Newsletter through the Maternal and Child Health LISTSERV for our twice monthly email update on the latest:
- News and Resources
- Educational Webinars and Meetings
- Funding Opportunities
